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10 February 2021 | Press Release

The COVID-19 Pandemic has Caused a Setback of Over a Decade in Labor Market Participation for Women in the Region

In a new special report, ECLAC stresses that it is essential to advance toward policies that contribute to a sustainable recovery with gender equality in Latin America and the Caribbean.
photo of Alicia Bárcena
3 February 2021 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Launch Special Report COVID-19 on the Economic Autonomy of Women in the Post-Pandemic Recovery
The regional organization's Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will present the document during a virtual press conference next Wednesday, February 10.
24 November 2020 | Press Release

Alicia Bárcena: We Call for a Redoubled Commitment to Eradicating the “Shadow Pandemic” of Violence against Women and Girls in the Region
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary spoke at a high-level political event held in the framework of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is being commemorated this Wednesday, November 25.
foto de Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL.
23 September 2020 | News

Building Latin America and the Caribbean Back Better Post-Pandemic Means Reconfiguring Development with Equality and Sustainability: Alicia Bárcena
In the SDG Action Zone of the 75th UN General Assembly, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary addressed some of the region’s most pressing challenges in times of COVID-19 via video message.
19 August 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC and UN Women: Comprehensive Care Systems are Key to the Socioeconomic Recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission, Alicia Bárcena, and the Regional Director of UN Women, María Noel Vaeza, presented a joint document entitled Care in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19.
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17 August 2020 | Announcement

ECLAC and UN Women Will Launch a Document Analyzing the Challenges of Care Work in Latin America and the Caribbean in Times of COVID-19
The presentation will take place on Wednesday, August 19, at 10 a.m. local time in Panama (11 a.m. in Chile), during a webinar that will feature the participation of authorities from the region’s countries.
31 January 2020 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approved the Santiago Commitment, Which Seeks to Accelerate Efforts to Fulfill the Regional Gender Agenda
The XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC with support from UN Women, concluded today in Chile.
27 January 2020 | Press Release

Gender Equality and Women’s Autonomy Must Be at the Core of the New Development Model that the Region Urgently Needs: ECLAC
In the framework of the XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was held in January in Chile, the United Nations regional organization presented a document entitled Women's Autonomy in Changing Economic Scenarios.
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22 January 2020 | Announcement

XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Be Held January 27-31 in Chile
Women’s autonomy in changing economic scenarios will be the main theme of the gathering organized by ECLAC with support from UN Women.
photo of the opening session
18 June 2019 | News

ECLAC Subregional Meeting Examines Progress and Challenges in the Caribbean in Preparation for the XIV Regional Conference on Women

Government officials and experts from across the Caribbean participated in the event held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
22 January 2019 | Press Release

Authorities Discuss at ECLAC Progress and Obstacles to Achieving Women’s Autonomy and Gender Equality Ahead of Regional Conference in November
The fifty-eighth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean was inaugurated this Tuesday in Santiago, Chile.
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21 de January de 2019 | Announcement

Ministras de la Mujer examinarán en la CEPAL los preparativos de la XIV Conferencia Regional que se realizará este año en Chile
Este martes 22 y miércoles 23 de enero se llevará a cabo en Santiago la quincuagésima octava reunión de la Mesa Directiva de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América Latina y el Caribe.
10 de September de 2018 | Press Release

CEPAL: Romper el silencio estadístico respecto a la igualdad de género es clave para contar con sistemas financieros inclusivos
La Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas, Alicia Bárcena, y la Ministra de la Mujer y la Equidad de Género de Chile, Isabel Plá, encabezaron el lanzamiento del informe “Género en el Sistema Financiero” de la Superintendencia de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras.
El XIX Encuentro Internacional de Estadísticas de Género tuvo lugar del 5 al 7 de septiembre en Aguascalientes, México.
7 de September de 2018 | News

CEPAL pide fortalecer las estadísticas de género en el marco de escenarios económicos cambiantes

Funcionarios del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas participaron en dos reuniones internacionales en Aguascalientes, México.
21 November 2017 | Speech

International seminar on the topic “Who provides care in the city? Urban policies and women’s economic autonomy”
Remarks by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC (in Spanish).
21 de November de 2017 | Press Release

CEPAL propone avanzar hacia “ciudades cuidadoras” en América Latina y el Caribe
Claudia Pascual, Ministra de la Mujer y la Equidad de Género de Chile, y Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión, encabezaron la sesión de apertura de un seminario internacional donde se presentó el libro “¿Quién cuida en la ciudad? Aportes para políticas urbanas de igualdad”.
17 de November de 2017 | Announcement

Autoridades y especialistas en políticas urbanas con enfoque de género y cuidado participarán en seminario internacional en la CEPAL
El evento tendrá lugar los días 21 y 22 de noviembre en la sede del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas en Santiago, Chile.
10 de January de 2017 | Press Release

CEPAL: La autonomía de las mujeres es un requisito imprescindible para alcanzar la igualdad de género en la región
Entrevistada en el programa “Horizontes CEPAL”, María Nieves Rico, Directora de la División de Asuntos de Género, alerta que al menos 12 mujeres son víctimas de femicidio cada día en América Latina y el Caribe.
28 October 2016 | Press Release

Latin American and Caribbean Countries Approved the Montevideo Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality in the Region by 2030
This is the principal outcome of the XIII Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by ECLAC this week in Uruguay.
24 de October de 2016 | Infographic

Políticas integradas de cuidado
El trabajo de cuidado se realiza en condiciones de desprotección y desigualdad y un 94% de quienes lo ejercen de forma remunerada son mujeres. Políticas que lo distribuyan y garanticen los derechos de las personas que lo requieren y proveen son fundamentales para el desarrollo sostenible.

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